View of the Palestinian Village of Battir, with the ancient terraces and irrigation system, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

View of the ancient terraces at the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

View of the Palestinian Village of Battir, with the ancient terraces and irrigation system, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

View of the Palestinian Village of Battir, with the ancient terraces and irrigation system, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

A Palestinian farmer tends his crop amongst the ancient terraces of the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

Mariam Abu Hassan opens the water stream into her family crop in the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

Mariam Abu Hassan (R) gives her son (L) a handful of beans freshly picked from the family crop, in the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

Mariam Abu Hassan holds a handful of beans freshly picked from the family crop, in the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

Mariam Abu Hassan (R) a handful of parsley as her son (L) picks lettuce from the family crop, in the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

Mariam Abu Hassan (R) and her son (L) pick lettuce from the family crop, in the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.

Mariam Abu Hassan tosses a bunch of parsley freshly picked from the family crop, in the Palestinian village of Battir, on April 12, 2014. Battir, home to about 5,000 Palestinians, 6 KM west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, is being considered by UNESCO to be declared as a World Heritage Site, since the Palestinian Authority applied to be come a full member state of the UN. Battir's agriculture is unique in that the farmers use an ancient irrigation system that uses man-made terraces dating back to the Roman era in the region. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid, and where today the Israel Railway runs. Battir residents hope that by becoming a World Heritage Site, they can stop Israel from fulfilling plans to construct another section of the Separation Fence along the train tracks. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash 90.